AAP was honored to participate in the White House’s Every Day Counts summit that called attention to the issue of school attendance and chronic absenteeism. Pediatrician Heidi Schumacher attended the event on behalf of AAP and shared how pediatricians can help ensure kids stay healthy and in school. Too many children are affected by chronic absenteeism. Pediatricians are here to be a resource. We can help with immunizations to keep children healthy, connect families with resources for stable housing and nutrition, and partner with schools to support students’ health. For more AAP resources on chronic absenteeism: https://lnkd.in/e5H_tq-e
American Academy of Pediatrics
Non-profit Organization Management
Itasca, Illinois 64,641 followers
Dedicated to the health of all children.
About us
Founded in 1930, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is a professional membership organization of 67,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. AAP is the nation’s leading advocacy organization for children, and the leading source of children’s health-related information for pediatricians and their patients. AAP also oversees HealthyChildren.org, the only parenting website backed by pediatricians, and has the largest pediatric publishing program in the world, with more than 300 titles for consumers and over 500 for physicians and other health care professionals, including Pediatrics, its monthly scientific journal, and AAP News, its membership news magazine. For more information on AAP publications, please visit http://www.aappublications.org. AAP headquarters is in Itasca, IL.; AAP also operates a federal affairs office in Washington, DC. Join our team and play a role in shaping the way children’s health is provided in the U.S. Since 2005, AAP has been named one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in Chicagoland. Work at the AAP and make a difference! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG7lDZImF0Q Connect with us on social media: AAP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmerAcadPeds AAP Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmerAcadPeds AAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameracadpeds/ Healthy Children Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthychildren Healthy Children Twitter: https://twitter.com/healthychildren Healthy Children Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthychildrenaap/ Healthy Children Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/healthychildrenaap/ Healthy Children in Español Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthyChildrenEspanol Healthy Children in Español Twitter: https://twitter.com/aapninossanos AAP News Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAPNews AAP News Twitter: https://twitter.com/aapnews
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http://www.aap.org
External link for American Academy of Pediatrics
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- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Itasca, Illinois
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1930
- Specialties
- Pediatrics, Children's Health, and Public Health
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Primary
345 Park Blvd
Itasca, Illinois 60143, US
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601 13th Street NW
Suite 400 N
Washington, DC 20005, US
Employees at American Academy of Pediatrics
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Michael Tang, MD, MBA
VP, Integrated Care at Cityblock Health
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Benson Hsu, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCCM
Founder and Chair, Aequitas Health | Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow | Bush Fellow | Pediatric Critical Care Physician
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David Roth
Physician
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Matt Dragovits
Video Producer and Editor - American Academy of Pediatrics
Updates
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AAP recently launched a video series highlighting mental health challenges and sharing how pediatricians can help. Visit AAP’s YouTube channel to see all of the #MentalHealthMattersAAP videos: https://lnkd.in/dXYQ38Qj
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Parents and providers play an important role in guiding how teens use social media. But it can be hard to know where to start! Join us on Friday, May 17, 3:30 p.m. ET, for a free webinar exploring ways healthcare providers and other adults can use the Family Media Plan to help teens and families establish healthy social media use habits. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e33jRaNT
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With recent confirmed measles cases, infection prevention and control (IPC) can help maintain a safe clinic environment. Pediatricians and pediatric team members can brush up on contact precautions, cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting, wearing PPE, and practicing IPC during immunizations in a new AAP PediaLink course, “Infection Prevention Quick Fixes for Your Practice.” Register today: https://lnkd.in/gDS_vW8V
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Recent policy changes mean millions of kids have lost Medicaid coverage, and their families may not know. It’s not too late to make sure they’re covered. Watch to learn how: https://lnkd.in/ehvR_qHG
Does your child need health insurance? | AAP
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In this episode of Pediatrics On Call, pediatricians Megan Moreno and Jenny Radesky, co-medical directors of the SAMHSA-funded AAP Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health, explain the 5 Cs – a new approach and resource to help families talk about social media and screen time. Listen to the full episode during #ScreenFreeWeek: https://lnkd.in/eBUD9-hC
'Five Cs' for Navigating Social Media, Quality Improvement Collection, Plus a Special Say Ah – Ep. 200
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Unite with your colleagues and advocate for children. Don’t miss out on #AAP2024! Registration and housing reservations are now open for the AAP National Conference & Exhibition taking place in Orlando, FL from September 27-October 1, 2024. https://aapexperience.org/
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A new bill to ban water beads was just introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bill proposes a ban on the sale of water beads designed or marketed as children’s toys, sensory toys or educational/art materials. Water beads are easily mistaken for candy by children and, once ingested, can not only be choking hazards but can expand up to 1,500 times their original size, causing severe injury and even death. AAP is advocating for their ban and supports this bill and similar legislation already introduced in the House. https://nbcnews.to/3JUupfx
Bill aims to ban potentially hazardous water beads sold as children's toys
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AAP and HealthyChildren are looking forward to working with AT&T to help families create healthy digital habits. AAP Chapters in Florida, Nebraska, Kentucky, Montana and Arkansas were selected to host educational workshops to connect families with resources and tools to create healthy digital habits in their homes. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eCksQ6wP
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“What a privilege it is to be a pediatrician…often, I feel I have made a positive difference in the lives of children living in poverty. Frequently, I feel I’m helping them on their pathway to success. Once in a great while, I have actually saved a child’s life with my own hands or stayed with them when they needed someone to care about them or comforted them in times near the end of their lives or mourned for them with their families. Those times are burned in my memory and my soul.” AAP past president Dr. Bernard P. Dreyer accepted the Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award at the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting earlier this month. The prestigious award honors leaders and changemakers in pediatrics. Read more on Dr. Dreyer’s acceptance speech in a recent AAP News Article: https://lnkd.in/d-UAH3bn
Longtime advocate for immigrant, impoverished children Dr. Dreyer accepts prestigious leadership award
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